For Money, Glory, or for the People? Or maybe Revenge?

I am sure that Sen. Bunning has a reason in his own mind as to why he just put up one of the biggest one-man filibusters ever in the Senate. But as for me, I am confused as to what his goals were. At one point he claimed that he only wanted the Senate to prove that they had a way to pay for the Medicare, for unemployed benefits, highway projects, flood control and many other things. Yet he then voted against a bill to curb spending. As part of a democracy, Sen. Bunning's job is to serve the people, he is to always make decisions not for his own good but for the good of the people. However, it seems to me that he is summing up all of the selfishness of our govt. in this final throe before he retires. The price for Bunning's pride is that the American people were without money for flood control programs, thousands of jobs were furloughed, all because Bunning decided since he could stop progress he would. Is this why these officials are in office? Is it so that they can salvage their political careers, so they can save their pride? Or were they put in office to look after the good of the American people? What is even more sickening to me is the way that Sen. Republican Leader, Mitch McConnell handled the problem that Dunning posed. Instead of saying "We do not support this tactic, this is wrong". He tried to avoid the question when it was posed to him, and when he finally faced it, he said that Sen. Bunning's views were not shared by everyone. And when he was asked if HE supported it he fudged around and repeated his previous statement that Bunning is not speaking for everyone. It seems like McConnell is more worried about splitting his party than he is about one of his party acting like a child. This type of politics has been going on for awhile and in both parties, Bunning has just brought it all to a point. Now it is time for both parties to start acting like mature adults and see the effects of their actions on the people. Maybe with some of this we will see America come back once again to the power that it should be. All we need is the two parties to accept each others ideas and work together.

The Cliche Subject

Now everyone has heard all of the talk about health care, some for some against, some don't know what to think about all of this. I personally fall into a category that, I will admit, is called steam rolled by the government. At this point I no longer am worried about if it is what our country needs. It is too late for that, the bill is through and changes are beginning already. On President Obama's weekly podcast that he does he said that starting today there will be no more high premiums and no more people excluded from insurance. The other changes may take 5 years or so but there are some that he is forcing through. I personally as a uninsured American do not see how anything that that bill has done is going to help me to be insured. It gives tax incentives to business's that offer insurance to their employees, it prevents insurance companies from charging an arm and a leg for premiums and it gives those who are uninsured more options for health insurance. But what bugs me is that I no longer have a choice to go without insurance. I have broken my wrist, I went to the ER, just about a week or so ago I got a personal call from the doctor who treated and set my wrist. She was thanking me for finishing paying the first part of my bill. Now some people have told me that I should be thankful for this bill because it gives me a option instead of having to pay the 3000 dollars I could have govt aid. I beg to differ, I do not need the govt. aid and I believe that as long as I am able to care for myself I should be left alone. Now should I default on a payment for my wrist I could understand the govt. stepping in and saying hey we have to cover that, therefore you will be penalized. Besides for all of the problems I have with a large govt. that I could go on about for ages, my other big gripe with health care is the way it was presented and still is being presented. Does anyone actually know what that bill says? Does our lawmakers actually know? It sure does not seem so because there ae several rumors floating around, big rumors that demand answers, and no one answers them. The one that comes straight to mind is that this health care system will undermine our already weak financial state. What is the answer that I have found? Repeatedly I find quotes saying over the next 10 years the bill will increase the GDP by 1 trillion dollars. OK cool answer sounds good. How? There is no answer to how, I have looked and looked at every paper that I can find on the subject and all that I see is spending, spending and more spending.
Grant it our health care system needs help, it is failing and giving terrible results while insurance companies charge through the roof for this service. But I just don't think that that bill is the answer. I wish the Republicans would have tried to work with the Dems on some of the basics of the bill instead of stonewalling them. I think that together both parties could find a solution that would work for everyone.